Helix Nebula
Helix Nebula, superb deep sky object but so low on the horizon that the telescope was almost parallel to earth! First processing using PixInsight, yay! Click on the image for more details
Category: photography
Flying Bat Nebula
Longest integration/deepest picture taken so far. 20+ hours in RGB and Ha, very faint subject. Click on the image for more details.
Wide fields in puglia
Three wide fields taken in Puglia. Thanks to lower latitude and the stars setting on the sea, I’ve been able to shoot subjects at very low declination. My new Samyang 135mm f2 is exceptional,...
M27 Dumbbell Nebula
Our fast newtonian is back to work! Stacked with DSS and processed with Startools. Follow the link to astrobin page for acquisition details
M31 on WO Star 71
As usual, stacked with DSS and processed with Startools. Follow the link to astrobin page for acquisition details before publishing it, I had a long discussion with other Startools users. I discovered that in...
Elephant Trunk HaRGB
I don’t know how many time happens to everyone, but it is quite common to us: start with great moonless night, take a lot of light frames in RGB thinking to have time for...
Nebulae of the Cygnus constellation
All my summer photos in one Tutte le mie foto estive http://www.astrobin.com/310476/?nc=user
6. Photographing the night sky: where to go from here
Quick tips if you want more from your sky photos 1. use a tracker: a sky tracker is a little gear that allows your camera to follow star movements across the sky. This means...
5. Photographing the night sky: final processing with Startools
The last step, that will bring you the final image, is photo editing. There is plenty of awesome photo editing software around, but to manage a astronomical photos I suggest a software tailored for...
